I ______ her to work hard at English, but she didn’t listen to me

In the dark forests＿＿＿，some of which are large enough to hold several small towns.

The bird watching is very boring, isn’t it — I only see a few birds.

Shall I____the raincoat?—No hurry.Leave it _____it is.It looks like rain.

This news sounds ______. [ ]